Window-cleaner.



E. DYET-T.

WINDOW CLEANER.- APPLICATION man MAR. 26. 1911.

1,259,,Q3. Patented Mar. 12, 191& M I 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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WlNDGW CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26. 191?.

1,259,903 Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- I Qumi '31 3 m cm a warren s re EMILY DYETT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WINDOW-CLEANER. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

Application filed March 26, 1917. 7 Serial No. 157,487.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMILY DYETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window- Cleaners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to window cleaners, and more particularly to those which have the cleaner and drier combined,

An object of this device is to provide a window cleaner, adapted to hold both the washing and drying cloths.

Another object is to make the window cleaner adjustable in order to more readily clean the windows.

lVith these and many other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel features of construction and unique combinations of parts to be hereinafter fully described, the descriptive matter being supplemented by the accompanying drawings which constitute a part of this application and in which z- Figure 1 is a side elevation. prior to the clamping of the dry cloth;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing the drying cloth clamped in position; I

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig, 1 is a rear elevation; and

Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation on a reduced scale showing the device in operation in washing a wmdow.

In carrying out the 0b ects of my invention as here embodied, I employ a handle 1.

and frames 2 and 3 disposed thereon for holding drying and damp cloths.

The handle 1 has a head member 4 attached to it, said member being substantially rectangular and having a vertically disposed flange thereon, extending rearwardly therefrom, and above and below it, thereby forming shoulders 5 on each side of the flange at the junction of said rectangular member and the flange.

The flat body member 6 is attached to the head member 4, opposite the flange on said head. A rectangular cut out frame 7 is attached to the back face of said body member 6, and is notched out at opposite sides 8 to receive the guideways 9. These guideways 9 are substantially semi-circular in shape, but may be made in any desired form and shape to suit the user.

On the upper edge of the body member 6 is placed a U-shaped metal channel piece 10, having its face roughened. A clamping bar 11 is provided with parallel arms 12 which slide in the guideways 9 on the body member 6. On the inner and outer faces of the clamping bar 11 is placed a U-shaped metal channel piece 13 which has its surfaces 14 roughened and is similar in construction to the piece 10.,

It will be seen that when the parallel arms 12 of clamping bar 11 are slid into the guideways 9 as far as they will go, that the drying cloth 15 will be held firmly between the U-shaped channel members 10 and 13. A hook fastener 16 carried by the head member 4 engages an eye 17 on the clamping bar 11 and holds the members in clamping position. Disposed on top of the clamping bar 11, is another clamping bar 18. This bar 18 is preferably hinged at 19 to the clamping bar 11 though it may be attached thereto in any desirable manner. A U- shaped metal channel piece 20 having its face roughened is attached to the inner face of the bar 18. A substantially U-shaped fastener 21 is pivotally mounted on the clamping bar 11 and engages the notched out reduced end 22 of the bar 18 when in closed position. On the lower edge of the body member 6 is placed a U-shaped metal channel 23, having its face roughened, and extending over the back of the rectangular cut-out frame 7. A clamping bar 2 1 is hinged to the back of said frame 7 at 25 and is provided with a U-shaped metal channel piece 26 having a roughened face, on its inner side. A hook 27 is pivoted to the clamping bar 24 and engages eye 28 in the rectangular cut-out frame 7 when the members are in operative position.

The handle 1 is cut away to form shoulders 29 on its sides. Resilient arms 30 are pivoted on each side of the flange on the head member 4 and carry at their outer ends a bracket member 31 for holding a damp cloth 32. A clamping bar 33 is hinged at 3A to the member 31 and carries a fastener 35 which engages a slot 36 in the member 31 when the members are in clamping position. The arms 30 and bracket member 31 may be swung in vertical or horizontal position. lVhen in vertical poally bind upon the flange on said member, thereby holding the bracket in position. To

place the arms 30 and bracket 31 in horizontalposition, it is only necessary to swing them until the arms engage the shoulders 29 on the handle 1, at the same timethe arms will frictionally bind the flange on the member 4. .A hook fastener 36' is attached to the handle 1 and engages the arms 30 to further hold them in position.

In operation, it is only necessary to clamp one end of the dry cloth 15 between the lower edge of the body member 6 and the clamp bar 24. The cloth-is then brought up loosely between the upper part of the body member 6 and the clamp bar 11 and a fold clamped therein. A loop of the cloth is allowed to hang down part way to the bottom of the body member and then is brought up to between the top of the clamp bar 11 and the clamping member 18, where another fold is taken and a loop formed similar to the first loop, and the end and fold clamped in position. A wet cloth 32 is wound around the bracket member 31 and clamped with the bar 33 and fastened in position with a fastening 35.

When washing the upper sash of a window, the bracket is pushed up into vertical position and frictionally binds against the head 4-, so that the wet cloth 32 will not injure the curtain.

The drying cloth 15 should be of suitable material to absorb the moisture from the window, and the wet cloth 32-.should be of such material that it will hold or absorb enough-water to make the washing of the window easy. That is, by not having to dip repeatedly into the water pail to soak the cloth, at every few minutes.

Various changes in form and proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted'to without departing from tion, and a clamping member on said clamping bar. 7 V 2. A window cleaning device comprising a rectangular body member, guide-ways at the opposite side-edges of said body member, a clamping bar, parallel'arms on said bar slidable in said guide-ways, means for securing said bar in adjusted position, and clamping members attached to said body member and said bar.

3. A window cleaning device comprising a body member, plates on the side edges thereof, said plates having teeth-formed thereon, guideways formed at the ends of said body member, a bar, arms arranged parallel on said bar and sliding in said guideways, clamping members attached to said body member and said bar, plates hav ing teeth on said clamping members, and a handle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EMILY DYE-T1.

Witnesses:

FREDK. L. WILSON, ELLA O. VANDERBOGET.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the (Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0." e 

